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Leafs acquire defenceman McCabe, forward Lafferty from Blackhawks
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired defenceman Jake McCabe and forward Sam Lafferty in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks. The Maple Leafs also get conditional fifth-round draft picks in ...
Feb 27, 2023

Victoria Vergos 'excited' for new opportunity to box at Canada Winter Games
Shock, then excitement. Those were the feelings of 16-year-old Victoria Vergos when finding out female boxing was being held at the 2023 Canada Winter Games for the first time. The former gymnast turn...
Feb 27, 2023

Quebec Appeal Court rejects Fortnite creator's challenge of class-action lawsuit
MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal has upheld a decision authorizing a class-action lawsuit by parents who claim their children became addicted to the popular online video game Fortnite. Lawyers fo...
Feb 27, 2023

McDavid, Ullmark, Gibson named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid, Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark and Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson have been named the NHL three stars of the week. McDavid led the leagu...
Feb 27, 2023

Fisheries Department scrambled to claw back ‘ill-timed’ lobster tweet: documents
OTTAWA - An "ill-timed" tweet warning it is illegal to take lobsters that have washed up on a beach was approved by no fewer than seven people even after one of them warned it might not be well receiv...
Feb 27, 2023

Canada banning video app TikTok on government-issued mobile devices
OTTAWA - The federal government is banning TikTok from its mobile devices days after federal and provincial privacy commissioners launched an investigation into the social media platform. A statement ...
Feb 27, 2023

Canucks forward J.T. Miller out week-to-week with lower-body injury
DALLAS - Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller is out week-to-week with a lower-body injury, the team announced Monday. The 29-year-old sits tied for second on the club in scoring with 20 goals and 54...
Feb 27, 2023

U.S. producers sue Anne of Green Gables licensing body for right to put on musical
CHARLOTTETOWN - The Unites States-based producers of a musical about Anne of Green Gables have filed a lawsuit in New York claiming that their show does not infringe on Prince Edward Island's most fam...
Feb 27, 2023

Southern Alberta organizations to receive tourism funding
CROWSNEST PASS, AB - A few organizations in southern Alberta will receive financial assistance for tourism-related initiatives.The Government of Canada has announced $17.8 million in funding for 50 or...
Feb 27, 2023

Selling Canadiens in position to add picks and prospects ahead of NHL trade deadline
MONTREAL - General Manager Kent Hughes has stayed in Montreal as his Canadiens begin a four-game road trip through the NHL's Western Conference. Hughes has presumably stayed home to better make deals ...
Feb 27, 2023